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# Programme Test Manager

- **Company:** Sanderson Recruitment Plc
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Salary:** £182,000.0 - £195,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Development Life Cycle, Test Management, Strategies of Testing, Performance Testing, Data Management
- **Published:** September 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/programme-test-manager/57321953

## About the Role

* Proven Programme Test Management or Head of Test experience within Financial Services.
 * Strong background delivering enterprise-scale testing across complex technology ecosystems.
 * Experience managing testing across multi-vendor and outsourced delivery environments.
 * Strong understanding of Quality Engineering, Test Management, and SDLC methodologies.
 * Experience working across Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery models.
 * Excellent knowledge of end-to-end, integration, data, non-functional, and performance testing.
 * Experience overseeing testing of data platforms, warehouses, and large-scale transformation programmes.
 * Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
 * Deep understanding of the regulatory and governance requirements within Financial Services.

This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in a major transformation programme, shaping testing strategy and quality outcomes across a complex, business-critical environment. You'll be working with senior stakeholders, leading large-scale delivery, and driving quality across programmes that have genuine enterprise-wide impact.

## Description

We're supporting a leading financial services organisation on a major transformation programme and are looking for an experienced Programme Test Manager to lead testing and quality assurance across a complex enterprise technology landscape.

This is a high-profile role where you'll take ownership of the overall test strategy and quality governance across multiple programmes, ensuring business-critical systems, integration's, data platforms, and customer outcomes are thoroughly validated and production-ready.

You'll work closely with senior stakeholders, delivery teams, business functions, and third-party suppliers to drive quality standards, manage risk, and deliver successful releases across a large-scale change portfolio.

A deep understanding of the regulatory and governance requirements within Financial Services is essential.
The Role:

 * Defining and leading enterprise-wide test strategies across complex programmes.
 * Driving end-to-end testing across systems, applications, data platforms, integrations, and reporting solutions.
 * Managing testing activities across multiple workstreams, suppliers, and delivery partners.
 * Ensuring quality, governance, and release readiness across programme deliveries.
 * Identifying and mitigating delivery risks while championing best practice quality engineering principles.
 * Providing senior stakeholder engagement and reporting at programme and executive level.
 * Leading testing teams in both onshore and offshore delivery environments.


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